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Kentucky vs Alberta Geography
Land area: Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Alberta has 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²). Alberta's land area is 6.3 times (528%) larger than Kentucky's.
Total area: Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alberta's total area is 6.3 times (532%) larger than Kentucky's.
Length: Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km). Alberta's north-south length is 3.2 times (215%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width: Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km). Alberta's east-west width is 1.3 times (30%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point: Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Alberta's is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m). Mount Columbia is 8,159 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point: Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Alberta's is Slave River at 499 feet. Kentucky's lowest point is 229 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Alberta Population and History
Population: Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Alberta has 5,048,151 (2026). Alberta's population is 1.1 times (10%) larger than Kentucky's.
Population density: Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Alberta: 20.4. Kentucky's population density is 5.7 times (470%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city: Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Alberta's is Calgary with 1,306,784. Calgary's population is 2.0 times (104%) larger than Louisville's.
Largest metro area: Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Alberta's Calgary CMA (1,481,806). Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's population is 1.6 times (55%) larger than Calgary CMA's.
History: Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state. Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905. In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 113 years.
Kentucky vs Alberta Economy
GDP: Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Alberta's $346.0 billion. Alberta's economic output is 1.2 times (17%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita: Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Alberta: $70,487. Alberta's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (9%) higher than Kentucky's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.